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ought_v especial_o to_o maintain_v piety_n justice_n and_o peace_n according_a to_o the_o wholesome_a law_n of_o each_o commonwealth_n 1â—_n commonwealth_n psalm_n 2_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 1_o tim_n 2_o 2_o psal_n 82_o 3._o 2_o sa_o 23_o 2d_o 1_o pet_n 2_o 1â—_n so_o for_o that_o end_n they_o may_v lawful_o now_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n wage_n war_n upon_o just_a and_o necessary_a occasion_n 16_o occasion_n luke_n 3_o 14_o rom_n 13_o 4_o mat_n 8_o 9_o 12_o act_v 10.1_o 2_o rev_n 17_o 14_o 16_o iii_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n may_v not_o assume_v to_o himself_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o word_n &_o sacrament_n or_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 5.1_o heaven_n 2_o chron_n 26.18_o 19_o mat_n 10.17_o and_o math_n 16.19_o 1_o cor_n 12.28.29_o eph_n 4.12_o 1_o cor_n 14.12_o ro_n 10.15_o heb_fw-mi 5.1_o yet_o he_o have_v authority_n and_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o take_v order_n that_o unity_n and_o peace_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o church_n 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betwixt_o the_o second_o and_o the_o three_o because_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o baptism_n hebrew_n 6.2_o as_o also_o for_o that_o some_o be_v say_v to_o be_v baptise_a for_o the_o dead_a 1_o corinthian_n 15.29_o the_o former_a of_o which_o place_n imply_v that_o the_o act_n of_o baptism_n may_v be_v a_o plurality_n though_o all_o at_o one_o time_n successive_o perform_v the_o other_o that_o some_o be_v baptise_a to_o become_v dead_a with_o christ_n which_o we_o take_v to_o be_v the_o genuine_a meaning_n of_o that_o text_n and_o that_o the_o baptizer_n there_o pause_v if_o he_o go_v any_o further_a at_o that_o time_n the_o other_o be_v whether_o those_o that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o be_v do_v to_o they_o in_o their_o infancy_n by_o death_n of_o parent_n or_o surety_n may_v not_o lawful_o be_v baptise_a again_o at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n to_o god_n and_o that_o for_o their_o further_a edification_n or_o comfort_n though_o 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this_o ordinance_n appoint_v his_o minister_n to_o declare_v his_o word_n of_o institution_n to_o the_o people_n to_o pray_v and_o bless_v the_o element_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o thereby_o to_o set_v they_o apart_o from_o a_o common_a to_o a_o holy_a use_n and_o to_o take_v and_o break_v the_o bread_n to_o take_v the_o cup_n and_o they_o communicate_v also_o themselves_o to_o give_v both_o to_o the_o communicant_n 26._o communicant_n mat_n 26.26_o 27_o 28._o mark_v 14.22_o 33.24_o luke_n 22.19_o 20._o with_o 1_o cor_n 11.23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o but_o to_o none_o who_o be_v not_o present_a in_o the_o congregation_n 11.20_o congregation_n act_n 20.27_o 1_o cor_fw-la 11.20_o iu._n private_a mass_n or_o receive_v this_o sacrament_n by_o a_o priest_n or_o any_o other_o alone_o 6._o alone_o 1_o cor_n 10_o 6._o as_o likewise_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o cup_n to_o the_o people_n 29._o people_n mark_v 14.23_o 1_o cor_n 11.25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o worship_v the_o element_n the_o lift_v 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